Monday, April 24, 2006
Lost Treasure
Hello Blogfans. I remember the distant past where my spare time was largely taken up by a poorly animated egg with boxing gloves who had a habit of ended up in perculiar situations and having to solve a variety of puzzles while second guessing what parts of the environment where dangerous.
Of course, I refer to Dizzy, of the classic Codemasters games. The endless hours of fun, frustration and spending entire Sunday afternoon in front of that green screen, back in the days before saved games where possible, when the closet thing available was battery back up...
All though late in finding it I found out you can download the second game in the series, Treasure Island Dizzy from the Codemasters website here. Although it is a slightly temperamental emulator it lets you relive the old days, and even save games. But like Hale & Pace or Punt & Dennis, looking back at what ruled your world 10 years ago can be a bit underwhelming...
It can also make you bald with sheer inept egg hating madness, and we all know that thats not what the world needs. In order to relieve you of this, here is the island map.
And if that isn't enough, here's a video showing off some smart arse would can finish the game in 21 mins 39 seconds. However, he is clearly sad because:
a) He can complete it
b) He can video it
c) He shares it
I only assume it's a bloke of course, but we all know it is. I find it hard to believe I could never complete these games, they look so easy now...
Of course, I refer to Dizzy, of the classic Codemasters games. The endless hours of fun, frustration and spending entire Sunday afternoon in front of that green screen, back in the days before saved games where possible, when the closet thing available was battery back up...
All though late in finding it I found out you can download the second game in the series, Treasure Island Dizzy from the Codemasters website here. Although it is a slightly temperamental emulator it lets you relive the old days, and even save games. But like Hale & Pace or Punt & Dennis, looking back at what ruled your world 10 years ago can be a bit underwhelming...
It can also make you bald with sheer inept egg hating madness, and we all know that thats not what the world needs. In order to relieve you of this, here is the island map.
And if that isn't enough, here's a video showing off some smart arse would can finish the game in 21 mins 39 seconds. However, he is clearly sad because:
a) He can complete it
b) He can video it
c) He shares it
I only assume it's a bloke of course, but we all know it is. I find it hard to believe I could never complete these games, they look so easy now...
